Quote:Your comparison is misguided.

 

First is that religious people aren't persecuted like gay people are.

 

Second is that Tebow didn't need the NFL to request that teams consider him because he was a first round pick and played for multiple teams.

 

Sam won't be around forever, and I suspect he'll never get the amount of respect around the league that his abilities merit due to bigotry, but it was in the NFL's interests to see if any team would even attempt to give him a fair chance in the NFL.

 

Luckily for the NFL, America's team stepped up to the plate.

 

I'm going to respond to this carefully.  I don't want to break the rules regarding religion.

 

To your first point, yes people of faith are routinely persecuted just as much as gays.  As it relates to politics, the persecution tends to come from the left.  I saw it first hand.  I would go into detail, but I'm trying to abide by the rules.

 

Second, part of the reason Tebow might have not been a consideration for teams is because of the media circus that went along with him.  Yes part of that media circus might have been associated with his play on the field (or lack thereof... see "Johnny Football").  However, there was even a phrase associated with him (tebowing) that had absolutely nothing to do with his play on the field.

 

Finally, what "respect" around the league does his "abilities" merit?  The fact that he was able to record a couple of sacks in preseason against opposing teams playing personnel that are probably not on a roster?

 

The bottom line is, he is just not good enough to be an NFL player.  Had there not been the media circus regarding his sexual orientation, nobody would even know who he is, and most likely he would be doing something else.

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